From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Thierry Volpiatto Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: elisp-index-search on current word Date: Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:19:51 +0200 Message-ID: <87prmbats8.fsf@tux.homenetwork> References: <36eff0bb-4e77-474a-97f2-820fdc077900@t18g2000prt.googlegroups.com> <87prmbdv6h.fsf@manatee.domain> <765c9d83-3749-4a7b-873b-e9e305efbe40@i24g2000prf.googlegroups.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1223486717 14088 80.91.229.12 (8 Oct 2008 17:25:17 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2008 17:25:17 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Oct 08 19:26:14 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1Kncn3-0002yP-1v for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:25:37 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:34568 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Knclz-00024h-7z for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:24:31 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Kncle-00023v-Af for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:24:10 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Knclc-00023d-AQ for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:24:09 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=56394 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Knclc-00023Z-4W for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:24:08 -0400 Original-Received: from main.gmane.org ([80.91.229.2]:58677 helo=ciao.gmane.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Knclc-0007Gi-Fg for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:24:08 -0400 Original-Received: from list by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1KnclY-0006CN-53 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:24:04 +0000 Original-Received: from 141.211.85-79.rev.gaoland.net ([79.85.211.141]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:24:04 +0000 Original-Received: from thierry.volpiatto by 141.211.85-79.rev.gaoland.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:24:04 +0000 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ Original-Lines: 50 Original-X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: 141.211.85-79.rev.gaoland.net User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:RUwwsBM1mY2QUWGa0QRlZnVKscg= X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:58550 Archived-At: Xah writes: > On Oct 8, 7:21 am, Andy Stewart wrote: >> Kevin Rodgers writes: >> >Xahwrote: >> >> when i do elisp-index-search, is there a way to make the default >> >> choice the symbol the cursor is on? >> >> > (defadvice elisp-index-search (before interactive-default activate) >> >   "Provide the symbol at point as the default when reading TOPIC interactively." >> >   (interactive (list (read-string "Topic: " nil nil (thing-at-point 'symbol))))) >> >> (defun elisp-index-search+ () >>   "Look up TOPIC in the indices of the Emacs Lisp Reference Manual." >>   (interactive) >>   (let (topic) >>     (setq topic (read-string (concat "Subject to look up: ") nil nil (symbol-name (symbol-at-point)))) >>     (funcall 'switch-to-buffer-other-window nil) >>     (info "elisp") >>     (Info-index topic))) > > Thierry wrote: > ,---- > | (defun tv-get-index-at-point () > | (interactive) > | (let ((expr (thing-at-point 'sexp))) > | (elisp-index-search expr))) > `---- > > among the 3 suggestions, it seems only Thierry's version works for me. > > is there a reason why it shouldn't prompt for current symbol? No you can have a prompt, (use to display thing-at-point) ,---- | (defun tv-get-index-at-point (expr) | (interactive | (list (read-from-minibuffer "Search: " | nil | nil | nil | nil | (thing-at-point 'sexp)))) | (elisp-index-search expr)) `---- -- A + Thierry Volpiatto Location: Saint-Cyr-Sur-Mer - France